Monday, September 14, 2009

DVRMS Toolbox Early Access Version Updates

The popular multi-HTPC platform, DVRMS Toolbox has a new early-access version available for download.  This version includes several new improvements and bug fixes for the popular tool. 

Convert files for playback on Zune, extra iPhone and iPod compatibility and more features and improvements are included in these last two releases.

Release 3 (version 1.2.1.9) Updates Include:

  • Change MP4 muxer to GDCL filter for iPhone/iPod compatibility
  • Add ExtraData action for adding static context values by type using xml document (<root><data name="ForceStereo" type="bool" value="true"/></root>)
  • Add WMV to supported output types from ConvertVideoFile and DTBVideoEditor.  Default prx is cbrZune (supports AC3 btw), to use a different PRX in ConvertVideoFile ExtraData must be used with <root><data name="PrxPath" value="prxfile.prx"/></root>
  • Add "Convert For Zune (no commercials)" and "Convert for iPhone (no commercials)" profiles
  • PC support > < testing with numeric and string values
  • Add FWThrottle action to profiles created with DTBVideoEditor
  • Add AtomicParsely action, and AtomicParsely.exe
  • Refine status/completion for convertors
  • Fix a bug where an audio decoder is specified for a native audio format copy in VideoConvertor
  • VideoConvertor will prefer to use DSCutter with uncompressed samples
  • VideoConvertor replaces "MPC - Mpeg Splitter (Gabest)" with "MPC - Mpeg Source (Gabest)" as a preferred filter; if original behavior is desired use the CLISD instead
  • DTB will assume all SSL certs are valid when retrieving metadata
  • Fix filter connection issue using DSCutter with SBE file types
  • Update todvrms to 1.0.1.0
  • Add AttributeEnable and AVC1toH264 filters

A week or so ago Release 2 (version 1.2.1.9) was made available and included these updates:

  • Change MP4 muxer to GDCL filter for iPhone/iPod compatibility
  • Add ExtraData action for adding static context values by type using xml document (<root><data name="ForceStereo" type="bool" value="true"/></root>)
  • Add WMV to supported output types from ConvertVideoFile and DTBVideoEditor.  Default prx is cbrZune (supports AC3 btw), to use a different PRX in ConvertVideoFile ExtraData must be used with <root><data name="PrxPath" value="prxfile.prx"/></root>
  • Add "Convert For Zune (no commercials)" and "Convert for iPhone (no commercials)" profiles
  • PC support > < testing with numeric and string values
  • Add FWThrottle action to profiles created with DTBVideoEditor
  • Add AtomicParsely action, and AtomicParsely.exe
  • Refine status/completion for convertors
  • Fix a bug where an audio decoder is specified for a native audio format copy in VideoConvertor
  • VideoConvertor will prefer to use DSCutter with uncompressed samples
  • VideoConvertor replaces "MPC - Mpeg Splitter (Gabest)" with "MPC - Mpeg Source (Gabest)" as a preferred filter; if original behavior is desired use the CLISD instead
  • DTB will assume all SSL certs are valid when retrieving metadata

 

More information at Andy VT’s Blog